The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-25
tate to 4 soldier ID the late war. II win

L COST $DOU.
Vice Consul Mitchell returned from
Santa Rosa, Mex, where he went to in
y~estigate the recent murder at that plac
He brings the intelligence that the murder
ers, six in Number, have already been con
victed and sentenced to ten years impris
onment. and are now on their way to tn,
penitentiary at Saitillo.
A resident OF Labrador, writing to tn,
New York Herald under date Of Aug. IL
says: at would be criminal for any gov
eminent to hide from the outside world
the true condition OF the people here. i
the Arctic winter once more closes II
around them, and the ice barriers shut OF
the outside world, before assistance comes
starvation and death are inevitable, and
fear We shall have repeated, on a larger
scale, the story OF the Greedy expedition" -
On his second trial DR.. Weir, Of East
Tawas, Mich, wal acquitted OF the charg,
OF mudering Mabel Clark.
John Neill, clerk in the civil district
court at New Orleans, was shot by Jamel
Doran. u special policeman, in q polItica
quarrel. ~
Judge B. Markley Boyer, Judge OF tn,
Montgomery county court at Norristown
Pa., and ex.congressman. died Of apoplexJ
at his home. g"
The following patents have been granted
Wisconsin,: H. Birkhdz, Milwaukee, spira
c%onveyor; D. w. Clark, Dodgeville, dental
Mandrel. and disk; p. "A. Drake. Shell Lake,
adjustable book holder: c. Fisher, Mani.
towoo, gate for bridge; G. Kreuger. Wau.
sau, stump puller; w. G. Layer, Milwau.
kee. trier; F. schenkenbere, Fort Atkinson,
check rein carrier and binder stay for bri-
dies; O. r. Tower, La Crosse, can for meas
uring and retailing milk. Minnesota: 8.
+. Brown. Dawson, wheel for growing ma
chine; NJ. G. Chamberlain and M. n. Merrill,
Lac qui Parle, fence post; e. Hickerson,
Rush City, harrow; G. Romweber, Mime.
apolis, means for elevating grain. .am
Richard seamon Scott, waso absconded
with $780, 600 that belonged to the Nam
haitian bank, Of which he had been an
employ, in 1856, and about whose dis
appearance and whereabouts there was
such profound mystery, has made a con-
fession before Consul General Walter at
London. Asuit has just been instituted in
the supreme court which discloses not only
Scott's action, but the TACT that he was
not alone in this stupendous defalcation.
This suit is against John r. Dunn, Scots
colleague, for the recovery OF $40, 900.
1t is alleged that Dunn not only advised
Scott to commit the crime but had q
share OF the money.
Richard s. Scott, once teller OF the Man
haitian bank. New. York, confesses to q
heavy embezzlement OF two years ago.
The track OF the Montana extension OF
the Manitoba road is now $50 miles west
OF Minot and SSS miles west OF st. Paul,
with just 200 miles more iron to lay to
reach Great Falls. The grading to Great
Falls is practically completed and most Of
the graders have left fof work elsewhere, q
few only remaining to finish: and widen the
cuts and prepare for snow.
Boston's great beauty, Miss Eleanor
;Winslow, was given q brilliant entertain
ment in Newport recently by Mrs. L. Town.
send Burden.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul and Burling-
ton reduced their running time to Chicago
fourteen hours. g.
Joseph D. Bethune, register OF the land
Office at Los Angeles, CAL, has resigned.
The Yacht Thistle drops anchor in New
York harborjust twenty-one days and six
teen hours out from Gourock Bay voyage.
ern pioneer, died at his home in Marine,
Mimi, ~ @@-@4~ II rs Il,
Letters were received from Henry STAN
ley, dated June 1e from Gambruia, a vii
lage near the rapids Of the Arnwimi. re-
porting himself and party all we'll. -
At the Limerick sessions three persons
were sentenced under the crimes act, two
OF them to six months's Imprisonment and
one to four months, for resisting, the
sheriff, ,.@ o.. a. 49,. ,-....
A man named Pettyjohn has been ar
rested in the Indian Territory for murder
committed at Cummings. Ca, ~ years
ago. and for which 2 of his accomplices
were hanged. r.E"'
Sheriff Charles Lynch OF Athena died at
tho Detroit sanitarium from a shot wound
in the leg, inflicted by the notorious
"Blinkey" Morgan. So
DR.. Goodsell, OF New Haven, succeeds
DR.. B. K. Pierce as editor of lions
Herald, -" +
J. r. Riley, a newspaper man from
Washington, D. c., who has been in
Omaha for two months. "a arrested on q
charge OF embezzling $4,000 from the
Union Trust Company OF Philadelphia.
Mr. Gladstone has written a letter to Mr..
Bruner, the successful candidate for par
Lament in the Norwich election, in which
the ex-premier says; Few will seek to dis,
'guise the unquestionable addition thus
made to the evidence, 10Y rapidly ap-
preaching administrative character, that
the people OF England intend to do full JUS.
tice to the people of Ireland by confidihg
to them in a spirit alike generous and wise
the conduct of Irish affairs. 1t iaaito be
hmented that years Of the precious legia-
lative life OF the country should be spent
in a controversy which can only end in one
way. But while it is important that the
nations judgment be speedy, it is more
important that when it does come it shall
be u~nequivocal and decisive.
A great sensation has been created at
New Albany, Ind, by the filing al a suit TO
set aside the will OF the late Millionaire
1ntosh, wife of j.. A.. Mcintosh of Salem,
Ind. She is the only child OF Depauw by
his first wife. The millionaire left her two
farms worth about $4,000, while to his
widow and other three children he left
about a million each. Mrs. Mcintosh
sues to obtain one-sixth Of the estate.
She married against her fathers wishes,
but believed he had forgiven her.
At Montreal, E. Elliott & Co., dealers in
l~ubricating oils, have assigned, with liza
bilities Of 5000 ~
The damage caused by a late storm is
| very serious. In London three persons
were killed and q number OF churches and
houses were struck by lightning. In the
country also there raj much destruction
OF property, and many persons are re-
ported killed.
Michael Davitt and the archbishop oil
Cashel promised to attendsthe opening Of
the Piscatorial school at Baltimore,
county Queen, ireland, but Mr.. Davitt,
learning that the queen was tosbe toasted,
absented himself. The archbishop was
present and joined il the toast TO the
| queen.
Charles Page OF Montreal, who swindled
the Jacques Cartier Bank out OF $25. 900,
was arreeted at Yersailles, Que. All the